1940 New York Giants (MLB) season

1940 New York Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Location
Polo Grounds (since 1911)
New York City (since 1883)
Other information
Owner(s)	Horace Stoneham
General manager(s)	Bill Terry
Manager(s)	Bill Terry
Local radio	WABC (Mel Allen, Joe Bolton)
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The 1940 New York Giants season was the franchise's 58th season. The team finished in sixth place in the National League with an 72-80 record, 37½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason

• December 6, 1939: Tom Hafey was purchased from the Giants by the Atlanta Crackers.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

National League	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Cincinnati Reds	100	53	0.654	—	55–21	45–32
Brooklyn Dodgers	88	65	0.575	12	41–37	47–28
St. Louis Cardinals	84	69	0.549	16	41–36	43–33
Pittsburgh Pirates	78	76	0.506	22½	40–34	38–42
Chicago Cubs	75	79	0.487	25½	40–37	35–42
New York Giants	72	80	0.474	27½	33–43	39–37
Boston Bees	65	87	0.428	34½	35–40	30–47
Philadelphia Phillies	50	103	0.327	50	24–55	26–48

Record vs. opponents

1940 National League Records Sources:
Team	BOS	BR	CHC	CIN	NYG	PHI	PIT	STL
Boston	—	9–13	8–14	9–12	7–15	15–6	9–13	8–14
Brooklyn	13–9	—	10–12	8–14–1	16–5	17–5	15–7–1	9–13–1
Chicago	14–8	12–10	—	6–16	12–10	12–10	11–11	8–14
Cincinnati	12–9	14–8–1	16–6	—	15–7	15–7	16–6	12–10–1
New York	15–7	5–16	10–12	7–15	—	12–10	12–10	11–10
Philadelphia	6–15	5–17	10–12	7–15	10–12	—	6–16	6–16
Pittsburgh	13–9	7–15–1	11–11	6–16	10–12	16–6	—	15–7–1
St. Louis	14–8	13–9–1	14–8	10–12–1	10–11	16–6	7–15–1	—

Notable transactions

• June 15, 1940: Manny Salvo and Al Glossop were traded by the Giants to the Boston Bees for Tony Cuccinello.^[2]
• July 15, 1940: Willis Hudlin was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[3]
• July 28, 1940: Willis Hudlin was released by the Giants.^[3]

Roster

1940 New York Giants
Roster
Pitchers 20 Jumbo Brown 22 Bob Carpenter 21 Paul Dean 10 Harry Gumbert 11 Carl Hubbell -- Willis Hudlin 19 Roy Joiner 12 Bill Lohrman 14 Red Lynn 15 Cliff Melton 17 Hal Schumacher 22 Hy Vandenberg		Catchers  8 Harry Danning  9 Ken O'Dea Infielders 27 Tony Cuccinello 27 Al Glossop  2 Billy Jurges 18 Johnny McCarthy 23 Glen Stewart 7,24 Burgess Whitehead  6 Mickey Witek  5 Babe Young		Outfielders  3 Frank Demaree 26 Buster Maynard  1 Jo-Jo Moore  4 Mel Ott 26 Johnny Rucker 29 Bob Seeds  9 Red Tramback		Manager 30 Bill Terry Coaches 31 Travis Jackson 32 Frank Snyder

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
2B	Cuccinello, TonyTony Cuccinello	88	307	64	.208	5	36

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Glossop, AlAl Glossop	27	91	19	.209	4	8
McCarthy, JohnnyJohnny McCarthy	51	67	16	.239	0	5
Stewart, GlenGlen Stewart	15	29	4	.138	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Hudlin, WillisWillis Hudlin	1	5	0	1	10.80	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dean, PaulPaul Dean	27	99.1	4	4	3.90	32
Carpenter, BobBob Carpenter	5	33	2	0	2.73	25

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Brown, JumboJumbo Brown	41	2	4	7	3.42	31

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AA	Jersey City Giants	International League	Bert Niehoff
A1	Knoxville Smokies	Southern Association	Neil Caldwell and Freddie Lindstrom
B	Clinton Giants	Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League	Josh Billings
B	Richmond Colts	Piedmont League	Eddie Phillips
C	Fort Smith Giants	Western Association	Herschel Bobo
D	Milford Giants	Eastern Shore League	Bubber Jonnard
D	Salisbury Giants	North Carolina State League	Johnnie Heving

^[4]

References

1. Tom Hafey page at Baseball Reference
2. Tony Cuccinello page at Baseball Reference
3. Willis Hudlin page at Baseball Reference
4. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1940 New York Giants team page at Baseball Reference
• 1940 New York Giants team page at Baseball Almanac